Submerged (video game)
| Submerged | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Uppercut Games |
| Publisher(s) | Uppercut Games |
| Director(s) | Ed Orman[1] |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Van Dyck[2] |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[2] |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Submerged is a third-person exploration, post-apocalyptic indie game developed and published by Uppercut Games for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Windows in 2015.
Gameplay
The game involves players exploring an archipelago of half-sunken buildings, climbing up ruins and traversing the spaces between using a rowboat. The game focuses on exploration, and features no enemies or combat, and the player is unable to be killed.
Development and release
Submerged was made by a team of former BioShock developers[4] and was chiefly inspired by Journey and Shadow of the Colossus. Additional inspirations included a Grand Theft Auto IV mod that submerges the game's Liberty City in water. The director Ed Orman said: "It was unintentional at the beginning, but the setting we’ve chosen is pretty topical with global warming, sea levels rising and people ignoring that problem."[1] Originally slated for 2014, the game was delayed for a 2015 release.[5] PlayStation Plus, Xbox Gold members, and Steam users were offered discounts at launch.[3]
Reception
IGN awarded it a score of 6.8 out of 10, saying "Submerged is a non-violent, sometimes beautiful exploration adventure set in a strange, mysterious future."[6]
References
- 1 2 Shaun Prescott (2015-07-30). "Submerged: the post-apocalyptic game where you can't die". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- 1 2 "Introducing Submerged, a Serene Adventure on PS4 – PlayStation.Blog". Blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- 1 2 3 "Press Releases - Uppercut Games releases award-winning game Submerged to Steam and consoles later this Summer". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Uppercut Games interview with Ed Orman | Sticky Trigger Entertainment". Stickytrigger.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Tasos Lazarides. "'Submerged', the Gorgeous Upcoming Game, Has Been Delayed Until Next Year". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Jared Petty (2015-08-07). "Submerged Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.